Button widgets allow users to respond to “yes-or-no” type questions via the widget interface. While button widgets are generally fairly simple to understand and use, there are numerous options that allow you to fine-tune the appearance and behavior of buttons in your interface. This section discusses some useful ideas and techniques for using button widgets. See WIDGET_BUTTON for a complete description of the function used to create button widgets.

This section discusses the following topics:

• Bitmap Button Labels
• Tooltips
• Exclusive and Non-Exclusive Buttons

Note: Menus also make use of button widgets. See Creating Menus for more information.